The Climate Change Performance Index: Results 2014

Our world is characterized by fast moving geopolitical
and natural changes and the scenarios drawn by climate
change specialists are alarming. If we want to avoid
dangerous climate change and its ample consequences
for creatures all over the world, it is necessary to take
action right now. Awareness of the danger is growing
and the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)
keeps on working to bring it forward. Since 2005, the
CCPI has been contributing to a clearer understanding
of national and international climate policy. The various
initial positions, interests, and strategies of the numerous
countries make it hard to distinguish their strengths
and weaknesses. The CCPI is an important tool to
address this.
To demonstrate existing measures more accurately and
to encourage steps towards effective climate policy,
the CCPI methodology was evaluated in 2012 and improvements
have since been made. The integration
of data on emissions from deforestation was one of
the major steps in this process, made possible due to
the data provided by the FAO Global Forest Resource
Assessment 2011. Alongside energy-based emissions,
deforestation is another important source of anthropogenic
CO2. B y i ncluding e missions f rom d eforestation,
we can now present a more complete view of manmade
impacts on the world's climate.
The following publication is issued by Germanwatch
and Climate Action Network Europe. However, only with
the help of over 250 energy and climate experts from
all over the world, we are able to include a review of
each country's national and international policies, with
respect to their efforts to avoid climate change. We
greatly appreciate these experts for taking the time and
effort to contribute with their knowledge. Experts are
mainly representatives of NGOs working within their
respective countries, fighting for the implementation
of the climate policy that we so desperately need.